Word of the Day 09/10/16 Overwhelmed
Overwhelmed (verb)
o·ver·whelm [oh-ver-hwelm, -welm] (previously 01-27-13)
verb (used with object)
1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
2. to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
3. to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.
4. to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.
5. to overthrow.
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Origin: 1300-50; Middle English; see over-, whelm
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o·ver·whelm [oh-ver-hwelm, -welm] (previously 01-27-13)
verb (used with object)
1. to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
2. to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
3. to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.
4. to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.
5. to overthrow.
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Origin: 1300-50; Middle English; see over-, whelm
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.